Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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17 June 1707 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

7 February 1783 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marthe VALLEE

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Born: 17 June 1707 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Marthe VALLEE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VALLEE , Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC

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Charles married Marie-Madeleine OUELLET 20 July 1727 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine OUELLET was born 1 July 1708 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Madeleine died 26 December 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Reine MENEUX.

Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 7 February 1783 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Marie-Madeleine OUELLET
Marriage date: 20 July 1727
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Reine MENEUX

Children of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine OUELLET

Angélique MIVILLE

Born: 20 November 1730, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1804, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine MICHAUD 23 November 1755 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born: 13 April 1733, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1814, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Bernard MIVILLE 23 April 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine-Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 4 September 1744, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Vernoique POULIN 13 July 1767 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1707
17 June 1707
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine OUELLET 20 July 1727, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 20 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Angélique MIVILLE was born 20 November 1730, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 13 April 1733, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles was 25 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Antoine-Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 4 September 1744, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles was 37 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage of Child
Angélique MIVILLE married 23 November 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Antoine MICHAUD

1758 Marriage of Child
Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 23 April 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Bernard MIVILLE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 13 July 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Vernoique POULIN

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine OUELLET died 26 December 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.